Origami: How to fold a Santa Claus 2

I used to write a letter to Santa Claus

when Christmas is around the corner every year, when I was little.

It was the most exciting season in the year.

We will make their favorite Santa Claus with origami paper.

Santa Claus will be happy if you send it with the letter to him.♥

How to fold a Santa Claus 1   A Santa Claus on the sleigh

１．Fold it in half twice to make two creases along the black lines.

Fold one corner behind along the dotted line.

２．Fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

３．Open the bottom part and fold it like the picture below.

４．Turn it over and fold both sides to the middle, along the dotted lines.

５．Open the right square to make a triangle, like the picture below.

６．Turn it over, cut only the top part.

Fold the corner behind along the dotted line.

７．Fold the cut part to make a triangle, along the dotted line.

Fold the right corner behind along the dotted line.

８．And it’s done!

How to fold Santa Claus 2   A Face of Santa Claus

１．Fold it in half and make a crease along the black line.

Fold both sides to the crease along the dotted lines.

２．Fold them and make creases along the black lines.

Fold them up, along the dotted lines.

３．Fold them along the creases that you made in picture No.2.

４．Fold both top and bottom parts like staircases,

like the picture below.

５．Turn it over and fold it down along the dotted line.

６．Fold it up along the dotted line.

７．Fold both sides toward inside along the dotted lines.

８．Flip it over and it’s done!

How to fold a Santa Claus 3   A Green Santa Claus

１．Fold it in half twice to make two creases.

Fold it down along the dotted line.

２．Fold it up twice along the dotted lines.

３．Fold it up along the dotted line.

４．Fold it down along the dotted line.

５．Fold both parts up along the dotted lines.

６．Fold both parts up along the dotted lines.

７．Fold both sides and insert them into it, like the picture below.

８．Flip it over, and it’s done!

The green Santa Claus really exists.

It is actually called ‘Green Santa’,

who is the main character of the project

by the Tourist Bureau of Scandinavian.

It might be a good idea to think

about environmental issues Christmas day

with this origami Green Santa!

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】